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Subject: Re: Going to line n, column m
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Nikolaj Schumacher <me@nschum.de> writes:

> Mauricio <briqueabraque@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I think this is simple, but I wasn't able
>> to find it anywhere: how can I tell emacs
>> I want to go to line x, column y?
>
> `goto-line' and `move-to-column'

They don't work ;-)

If you don't believe me, try:

RET C-u 40 M-x move-to-column RET


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